Cloud Servers

Cloud Hosting in London

Elastic cloud compute in London - scale instantly via API or control panel

London cloud infrastructure data centre

Overview

Cloud Servers in London - What to Expect

Cloud Hosting in London from Glitch Servers provides scalable cloud infrastructure on dedicated AMD hardware with NVMe storage - backed by AMD Ryzen hardware, NVMe Gen4 storage, and UK-native routing through AS212868. London is home to a growing cluster of businesses that need elastic compute rather than fixed-size servers - SaaS startups, e-commerce operations, and agencies managing seasonal traffic spikes. Traffic reaches London from our Newcastle datacenter via AS212868 and direct LINX peering - keeping domestic traffic on domestic paths. Vertical scaling is instant via the control panel: add CPU and RAM without rebuilding your server. Horizontal scaling is equally simple - our REST API and Terraform provider integrate into any CI/CD pipeline.

Performance on Glitch cloud server plans comes from AMD Ryzen 9 7950X processors with DDR5 RAM and NVMe Gen4 storage - hardware that delivers consistent compute without the variable performance of oversold multi-tenant cloud environments. KVM virtualisation provides hardware-level isolation with fixed vCPU allocation, so neighbouring tenants cannot affect your workload's throughput.

Glitch Servers operates AS212868 with direct peering at LINX and LONAP, routing traffic on UK-native paths to major ISPs including BT, Virgin Media, Sky, and TalkTalk. For businesses with users in London, the connection path avoids unnecessary European transit hops, keeping round-trip latency low and consistent under peak load conditions.

Always-on DDoS mitigation from Corero Smartwall runs inline at the network edge, absorbing volumetric attacks before they reach the server layer. Full cloud server specifications and plan pricing are on the UK cloud hosting page.

External resources: LINX (London Internet Exchange) and RIPE NCC (European IP registry).

Why Choose Glitch Servers

Why UK Businesses in London Choose Glitch Servers

Our UK-owned infrastructure is built for organisations that need performance, reliability, and genuine UK data sovereignty.

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Instant vertical scaling

Instant vertical scaling - add CPU and RAM in the control panel without a full server rebuild

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NVMe Gen4 shared-storage tier

NVMe Gen4 shared-storage tier with 99.99% uptime SLA for stateless and ephemeral workloads

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Automated daily snapshots retained

Automated daily snapshots retained for 7 days - point-in-time restore in under 3 minutes

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Full dual-stack networking

Full dual-stack networking - a dedicated IPv4 address and a routed /64 IPv6 block are included on every plan at no extra cost, routed natively from AS212868.

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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Google Cloud europe-west2 is physically in London; Glitch runs from a UK datacenter via LINX - for typical cloud hosting workloads (web apps, CMS, APIs), the additional 8–18ms round-trip is imperceptible to end-users. Glitch wins on pricing transparency: fixed monthly plans without per-resource billing, no egress charges, no minimum spend commitments. Google Cloud wins on managed service breadth - BigQuery, Cloud Run, and Vertex AI are not available in Glitch's environment.
Yes. Pre-Series A London startups need affordable compute with predictable costs, UK data residency for enterprise sales requirements, and enough performance headroom for growth. Glitch cloud servers provide fixed monthly pricing that fits early-stage financial modelling, KVM isolation ensuring your workload performance doesn't depend on neighbouring tenants, and Corero DDoS protection included as standard - security incidents at early-stage startups are disproportionately expensive relative to their stage.
Glitch cloud servers are covered by a 99.9% monthly uptime SLA on infrastructure and network. Connectivity via AS212868 routes through LINX, LONAP, and NTT/GTT Tier-1 transit - path diversity provides automatic failover if a single upstream experiences degradation. SLA credits are applied to your account for verified downtime exceeding the monthly allowance; full SLA terms are in the service agreement.

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